Envelope label holder



. Sept. 30, 1930' E. A. BARFIELD ,8

ENVELOPE LABEL HOLDER Filed May 14, 1929 DOEVILLE a ROETOWN RAT-C0. F'Q, g?

PACKAGE CAR anew: ynozrownl RAILROAD co.

RED BALL FREIGHT- Mam l ATTORNEY.

Y Patented Sept. 30,1930

1 Banners. mmrrnnn, or Meson; GEORGIA QEN'VELOQPE'LABEL-HOLDER 7' Application fiied. May14;'1929'. Serial no. assess. p p

This invention relates to envelopesand the Figured is a section on the line of like and hasspecial reference to an envelope Figure 2, the thickness of thermaterialsbe I label holder. T 'w- 1 i'ng exaggerated greatly.', l V l i In nianynplaces suchlasrailroadsand. the Figure 5 is a view of one endof an enve- 5 like jlarge quantitiesfofenvelopes are-used lope suitable for containing railroad waybetween j different departments or different bills andthe like,the label used with thisform stations,"the envelopes being destroyed after carrying information blanks to be filled in, an one "usage because. they have had the name example of which isshow n' in the drawing. .andaddress ofthea'ddressee typed or written Figure 6 is a section on theline 6-6. of

1,776,880; y it a 10 onthem. Also,1na ny railroads'us'e envelopes Figurefi, the thicknessesof the materials be-j I for-containing Wayj-bills and the: like which ingexaggerated as in'Figure 4C. y i

have a form on the frontfilled out for each- In the present disclosure itis not i i shipment and thus such envelopesas this can necessary to show the back oftheenvelope as p only'be used once as, ordinarily constructed; anyordinary envelopemay be used having a 'eThe'principalandmostimportant object of face 10 and in Figures Lto 4 inclusive there 6; V thei'present invention isto, provide an im is disclosed a strip of transparent material proved envelope having transparent means 11 which is secured at its edges to the envelope on its face for holding a label which may have face 10 as indicated at 12. In-Figure .1 it will. i imprinted or written thereon the address of a be seen that at theleft'hand end of this strip V person as inccrrespondence orinformation there is an opening or window 13 whichris as in the case-of way-billenvelopes and the formed byslitting the material ofthestrip lik I 11 and turningthe triangular tabs thus V A second important'object theinvention formed under the body-of the material so that i V V is to provide an envelope of thischaracter the edgesfofthis opening 13,are-reinforcedfhaving a transparent strip onits face for and prevented from tearing when the label 75? holding a label, the strip being provided with strip 14 bearing the address or the like is ini one ormore windows for the insertion and sorted. ,In Figure 1 it willbe noted that this removal of the label,'isaid windows having label strip 14: is short enough to passentirely their edg i f db t d d p )1'- to the rightof the opening 13 and in order to so tions of the strip. i 1 position the label so that it may be removed lVith the above and other objects in view when desired a'second opening 15 also reinas will be hereinafter apparent, the invention forced by under turned portions is made a 1 consists in generalof certain novel details of the right of thestrip 11 so that the finger 0t construction andcombinations of parts heretheuser may be in gh h p ing inafter ,fully described, illustrated in the aeto frictionally engage the address label 14k 85 comparying. drawings and specificallyv and push it to the left for removal from the, I v claime r r 1 t In the agcgn panying. d wings har- In Figure 2 bhfil'e l S PlOViClGCl 2111 opening acters of refer'ence indicate like. parts in the tor-the insertion of thelabel 1 1 this opening severalyiewaandr 1; i 3 being rectangular and the strip 1 1 being of 9') Figure 1 is a view of the faceof one envesuch lengththat its lefthand end will always lope constructed in acco'rdance'with this inremain imposition c -g a ped th ough the vention and showing oneform or arrange opening 16 when pushed tothe right but the merit of the transparent strip. i strip 1 1 may also be pushed so that its-left Figure 2 is a'view similar to Figure 1 but "hand and extends to the left of the opening 16. 95 I showing only a portion of the envelope and In Figure 3there is provided an opening 1170i strip in order to illustrate amodified form of rectangularrforinreinforced by a. single tab window for admittingthe label. 18,the opening 17 being narrow laterally Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but In-Figures .5 and 6 there is shown alarge 1 opening 13;

; showing a second modification. envelope 19 suchas is usedflto contain way- 100.

bills and the like and on this large envelope is secured by mucilage 20 a tral'isparent strip 21 open at one edge, the open edge being here indicated at hough the top edge may be left open and the edge 22 closed if desired. Under this strip 21 is slid a card or label 28 bearing si'iitablo information as indicated at it. Also anopening 25 is provided similar to the ,opening 15 in Figure 1 and for the same dress of the other person on the other side so that in the transmission of the envelope between the two it is merely necessary to place the label inposition beneath the transparent strip with the proper side upper-mos In using the type of the invention shown in? ure 5 it is obvious that'the' information on: slip or label may be of any desired chart. i and while information has been here show 1 suitable for a railroad way-bill envelope it is'hy no means my intention to confine the device to this use only as many other forms for other purposes may b l used in this con nectio -i. It is to be noted that in some instances itis preferred to have certain of the tabs whicii reinforce the edges turned outwardly and pasted down indicated at 26 in'Figi-gure 1, other tabs being turned under as at 27 and either left free or pasted down as may be desired. The object oftnrning some of these tabs outwardly is to preventcatching of the tabs by the edge of the slip which is inserted or catching of this slip during its removal.

There has thus been provided a simple and efiicient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.-

It isobvious that'minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material spirit thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it-is desired. to inelude all such as properly come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is: p

1. The combination with an envelope; of a transparent strip secured at its edges to the face of the envelope to form a pocket, said strip having an opening therein provided with-reinforced edges, and an information slip positioned in said pocket to lie between the envelope and transparent strip the width of said information slip being less than said opening whereby it may be moved therethrough for withdrawal and replacement.

2. The combination with an envelope; of a transparent strip secured at its edges to the face of the envelope to form a pocket, said strip having an opening therein provided with nnderturned portions to form reinforced edges, and an information slip positioned in said pocket to liebetweenthe envelope and transparent strip the width of said information slip being less than said opening whereby it may be moved therethrough for withdrawal and replacement.

3. The combination with an envelope; of a transparent strip secured at its edges to the face of the envelope to form a pocket, said strip having an opening therein provided with reinforced edges, and an inforn'iation slip positioned in said pocket'to lie between the envelope and transparent strip the width of said information slip being less than said opening whereby it: may be moved therethrough for withdrawal and replacement, said strip having a second similar opening spaced from the first and having its greatest dimension less than the width of the informationslip,

4. The combination with an envelope; of a transparentstrip secured at its edges to the face ofthe envelope to form a pocket, said strip having an opening therein provided with underturned portions to form reinforced edg s, and an information. slip positioned in said pocket to lie between the'envelope and transparent strip the width of said ii'rformation' slip being less than said opening whereby it may be moved therethrough for withdrawal and replacement, said strip having a second similar opening spaced from the first and having its greatestdimension less than the width of theinforn'iation slip.

5. The combination with an envelope; of a transparent strip secured at its edges to the face ofthe envelope to; form a pocket, said strip having an opening therein provided with nnderturned portions to form reinforced edges, said strip further having certain outtnrned portions at the opening adhesively secured to the face of the strip, and an information slip positioned in said pocket to lie between the envelope and transparent strip the width of said information slip being less than said opening whereby it'may be moved therethrough for withdrawal and replacement.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ERNEST A. BARFIELD. 

